(AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court has ruled against expanding a ban on life sentences for juveniles to older teenagers. Judges in a unanimous decision Tuesday ruled that they’re bound to follow the U.S. Supreme Court’s definition of juveniles as children under age 18. The case centered on 43-year-old David Barnett. Barnett was sentenced to …
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